The Scroll

St. Luke Lutheran Church

Inside this issue

Council Connections ..................... 2

From Pastor Sarah ........................ 3

Stewardship Message ................... 3

Baby Barnes Shower ..................4-5

Meet Our New Members ...........6-7

Gifts for Jesus ................................ 8

Chikumbuso Presentation ............. 8

Ash Wednesday ............................ 8

Music Notes and News ................. 9

Celebrations ................................ 11

Kids’ Page .................................... 12

Prayer List ................................... 13

Schedules to Serve ...................... 14

Calendar...................................... 15

New London Meal Center

Schedule to Serve ....... Back Page

February 2019 Volume 15, Issue 2

The Greatest of These is Love From Pastor Danny

And now these three remain: faith,

hope, and love. But the greatest of

these is love (1 Cor 13:13).

February is associated with a social fun day that we

celebrate every year on February 14, regardless of the day

of the week it happens to fall on. We celebrate by giving our loved one various

types of gifts: a dozen red roses or other favorite flowers; a box of candy served

in a heart shaped box or some other treat. Some buy their loved one a piece of

jewelry or another gift that is appropriate. However, sometimes, men buy

(Continued on page 2)

“We are a Spirit driven Christian community

of engaged disciples, called to serve,

love and forgive. ”

We are a

Reconciling in Christ

Congregation.

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The Greatest of These Is Love (Cont.)

practical gifts like a new frying pan or some such thing that is

as romantic as a nightmare. So watch out men, be romantic,

not practical. We spend time out together at a nice restaurant

or we make our loved one their favorite dinner. It is a great

thing that we set aside this day so we can think about what it

means to love our spouse, children, parents, and friends.

As pastors, we are often asked to use First Corinthians

Chapter 13 at weddings. That is because a wedding is all about

love and so is this particular chapter. This chapter reveals to us

the true nature of what love is all about. How can we as mere

human beings live up to the challenge set before us in this

chapter: Love is patient, kind, not envious, boastful, arrogant

or rude. Love does not insist that it is my way or the highway;

it is never easily angered or resentful. Love does not send out

high fives over things that are wrong but it always rejoices in

the truth. True love bears all things, believes all things, hopes

all things, and endures all things, no matter what. Love never

ends. This list is a difficult one and certainly, we do try very

hard to apply them to our family and friends.

Jesus always seems to turn things upside down when it

comes to relationships. In fact, when it comes to love Jesus

tells us to love those with whom with disagree (he actually

says love your enemies). All of those things that chapter 13

defines as love, we are to apply them to those people.

I truly believe that sin has turned the world upside down,

and by Jesus’ propensity to turn things upside down, he is

really making things right side up. In today’s world we are

constantly bombarded with those people who disagree with

us. We demonize them and think less about them just because

they do not agree with us. It is time that we let God in,

demonstrate the fundamentals of love in our lives, and begin

to participate with Jesus in making a world that has gone rogue

with sin and begin to show love.

Maybe we cannot accomplish all of those definitions of

love at one time, so let us take them one-at-a-time and begin

to practice God’s love for the world. Maybe this week we can

work on patience with not just our loved ones, but with

everyone we deal with daily. Once we accomplish that then we

can move on to kindness, and so forth.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all and may the love of God fill

you with God’s love for everyone on this day and every day.

(Continued from page 1)

February is “Black History Month!” I see some new wall hangings throughout the church to help us

celebrate this annual event. Please consider doing something different this year as you acknowledge

Black History Month 2019, like: read a poem, read an article or watch a specific video. Here are a couple

of recommendations: I, Too, Sing America, a poem by Langston Hughes, review the landmark decision of

Brown v. Board of Education or watch a documentary on the Civil Rights Movement.

February is also the first month you will hear the results of the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT)/

Survey: what your expressed goals are and how some of those will be integrated into our 2019 Strategic

Plan to fulfill God’s Ministry/Mission.

Let us recall a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

We look forward to hearing from you anytime!

Shalom,

Marty

Mark 12:29-31

Council Connections By Marty Wood, Council President

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It’s been said that

Sunday morning is

the most segregated

time in America.

That’s a tough

statement to

wrestle with. Most churches don’t set

out to have a congregation that looks

one particular way, and yet, that’s the

reality for most congregations – a body

of believers that doesn’t match the

diversity of their surrounding

neighborhood or the diversity of our

country.

In the early 1990s, the Evangelical

Church in America recognized that they

were the whitest

denomination in the

United States. In fact,

ELCA membership

hovered at being

around 98% white.

The ELCA was still in

its infancy at the time,

founded just a few

years before in 1988,

and the church had

high hopes for becoming much more

diverse in a short amount of time. In

1993, the ELCA passed the Social

Statement “Freed in Christ: Race,

Ethnicity, and Culture” at the

Churchwide Assembly. Within this

document, the church set the goal that

within ten years “at least ten percent of

this church’s membership would be

African American, Asian, Hispanic, or

Native American.” Within the same

document there are goals for leadership

and representation on various decision-

making church bodies and a

commitment to racial justice in social

and political spheres.

Twenty-six years later, while the

ELCA may no longer be 98% white, we

have also not met the goals set forth in

the 1993 document, even though the

United States has only become more

diverse since the document was written.

So why might this be? And what can we

do?

Worship style may be one hurdle to

diversifying churches. Music in worship

tends to reflect the dominant culture of

a congregation, but we should push

ourselves to incorporate music from

diverse traditions. When the new

cranberry hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran

Worship (ELW), was published in 2006, it

included many hymns that were

unfamiliar to white Lutherans in the

United States. These

new tunes were

selections from the

African American

tradition, the

Caribbean, Latin

America, and Africa.

For many years these

were people and

places who because of

colonialism had used

centuries old European hymns for

worship, but now had music to offer

back to the global Lutheran community.

The ELW introduced sounds and

rhythms from these musical traditions to

incorporate into American Lutheran

worship practices that until this point

mostly reflected European roots. It is

also worth noting that in 1999 the

Lutheran publisher, Augsburg Fortress,

published a hymnal called This Far by

Faith that drew on the worship and

music traditions of African American

churches. I often wish more of the songs

and liturgies included in this hymnal had

been included in the later ELW. Luckily,

with newer online resources, we have

(Continued on page 10)

Diversity in the Lutheran Church From Pastor Sarah

“Why does

diversity matter?“

None of This Is Yours By Felix Vajdos, Stewardship

“21For all things are yours, ... 23 and you belong to Christ,

and Christ belongs to God.”

1 Corinthians 3:21-23

Have you ever noticed that

when you are going through a bad

time in life, one of the first things

people will suggest is to “give it to

God.” Why don’t we also think of

that advice when good things

happen?

Many of us fall victim to the

fallacy of thinking that we actually

own anything in this life. When I

was younger, I used to believe that

it was MY hard work, MY

education, MY skills that ultimately

translated into MY possessions, MY

money, and yes, MY life. But let’s

pick that one apart. Yes, I have

made efforts to educate myself, to

work hard and to develop the skills

and expertise that allow me to

support myself and my family. But

none of these things are actually

MINE. I was blessed with parents

who sacrificed a great deal to

support me and my siblings in

school. I was blessed with living in

a school district with fantastic

teachers. I was blessed with

scholarships that allowed me to go

to college, where I was blessed

with professors who cared

passionately about the fields they

worked in. I was blessed with the

opportunity to attend graduate

school at a top university, and I was

blessed to find a graduate advisor (Continued on page 10)

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A Shower for Baby BarnesLook around, observe the crowd.

We are glowing, we are proud.

You two have promised us a baby

For certain sure, not just a maybe

But we are starting to have doubts.

When is this child coming out?

So, where is it? We want proof!

Are you telling us the truth?

A baby bump can be fabricated

Sarah, have you prevaricated?

Why are you perky and pleasant?

Real women suffer when they’re pregnant.

We haven’t heard you groan or sigh,

No bags underneath your eyes.

No urgent runs to the ladies’ room

No pickle snacks or macaroons.

Despite your girth, you seem quite stable —

No clutching at the altar table.

And though I cannot quite believe it —

By any chance did you perceive it? —

It happened at the Children’s sermon,

She plopped right down on the altar step,

Then popped back up full of pep.

She can sit and she can stand.

“Look at me, folks! No hands!”

Pastor Sarah and Burton welcome the crowd

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A Shower for Baby Barnes

A special cake

Opening gifts

Although we really do believe

That you two would not deceive

We could really use a witness

To confirm your awesome fitness.

Perhaps the baby, sweet and lovin’,

Can affirm that you are a bun in her oven.

So listen, Mabel, Tim, or Tommy -

If you’re in there, kick your mommy!

Here’s a reminder for you two:

This baby isn’t just for you.

This child will have a job to do.

Sarah, you’re our pastor, we’re your sheep.

You have promises to keep.

You are expecting your little gal or man.

We are awaiting our little lamb.

It’s your job to fill the pews

By whatever means you choose.

If your preaching doesn't do it,

Choose Plan B, there's nothing to it.

It’s not much that we are asking.

Think of it as multi-tasking.

Now that you’ve got the system humming,

Keep those little babies coming!

By Carol Croteau

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Meet Our New Members

Elizabeth Brayman As a teen attending Union Baptist Church, I was involved in Emmaus. After graduating

college, I returned to the area and started looking for a new church. I started attending St. Luke

a couple of months ago and felt very connected, so I decided to become a member!

Elizabeth Brayman

Cathy Ross

Jody Enslow

Logan, Ian

Jody Enslow, Logan & Ian We are the Enslows. We live in Norwich, CT, and are looking to become an important part

of the church community. Logan and Ian are learning to be Christians and helpful in the

church. I work full-time as a Corrections Officer in York Correction Institution. I also home-

school both boys and want to raise them in the church community.

Pam Gray

Pam Gray I am a member of the Southeast

Emmaus community, which is how I came to

St. Luke from St. David’s. I am excited to find

opportunities to grow my faith at St. Luke.

Meaghan Brown I was born in New Orleans, LA. My father was in the US Navy for 30 years, so we moved

from New Orleans to Silverdale, WA, when I was 2. Then to Gales Ferry, CT, when I was 5,

where we have lived ever since. I was member of St. David’s Episcopal Church for 20-plus

years. Sadly, I realized that it was no longer a good fit for me, so I stopped going for while. I

was familiar with Pastors Danny and Sarah through Emmaus and they convinced me to give St.

Luke a try. I have been a proud St. Luke’s attendee for several months now.

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Meet Our New Members

David Goodrich

David Goodrich Hello everyone! I’m Dave and I’m looking forward to joining the St. Luke community. I was

raised Lutheran in south-central Connecticut (North Haven) and attended Trinity Lutheran

Church while I was at college at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). I moved to the area to

work as a software engineer at Faria Beede Instruments in Uncasville. I enjoy running, and

raced XC and track in college and now run on a USA track and field club team with college

friends. Lastly, I am an Eagle Scout and recently joined Boy Scout Troop 16 in Ledyard as an

adult leader.

Lisa McCabe

Lisa McCabe I work at Electric Boat as a supervisor in the IT department. I have three children, one

currently in college, and two who have graduated and are now living in Brooklyn, NY. I am

active in local Groton politics and love supporting my community through service.

Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan My name is Chris. I’ve been coming to St. Luke for two and a half years now. I really enjoy

the community here and am looking to become more involved. I’ve lived in Ledyard all my life

and this is my first church.

Evan Kohl

Evan Kohl My name is Evan Kohl. I am from central PA and have grown up in the Lutheran church. I

really think this is a similar service to what I’m used to and it feels right. I want to get a little

more involved in the church and community by joining St. Luke. I am in the Navy and currently

have about two more years in Connecticut.

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Baked Potato Supper

at 6:30 PM

Services at

Noon and 7:30 PM

Karen and Mike pose with Paula Oberg,

director of the Martin House, with a few of

the Christmas gifts donated to the residents

by St. Luke and other churches.

The week of December 16, we delivered over 180 gifts to Martin House and Bethsaida residents, seven Friends of Maria families, and thirteen furniture bank families, including two families who contacted us at the last minute. One of these families, two little girls, had lost their mother in a fire just days before their pastor contacted us.

Thanks to all who donated their gifts and money to the gift tree and the other programs on the alternative gifts tables. Not including donations through employee matching gifts plans, $220 was donated to the ELCA Good Gifts programs (we hope you picked up your cute piggy, goat, baby chick, or honeybee ornament!), $95 was donated to CWS Tools and Blankets, $95 to Habitat for Humanity, and $75 to ELCA World Hunger. The Chikumbuso program received a whopping $1,425 the fourth quarter of 2018, although we don’t know how much of this was donated via the alternative gifts table.

God bless you! You truly embody the spirit of Christmas!

Gifts for Jesus By Mike and Karen Wuesthoff

On February 3, Jeanne and Helmut Steinnagel and Linda Wilkinson will be sharing experiences from their recent trip to Zambia working with the Chikumbuso project during the Adult Forum (9:30 am Fellowship Hall). Come learn about the work they did while they were there, see some amazing pictures, and find out how you can get involved with this organization.

ChikumbusoPresentation

March 6, 2019

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For a church to be healthy, each of us must have an opportunity to

worship, have fellowship, and to serve one another. We worship during our

services. We serve one another by ministering to specific needs whether it

is within our church or outside in the community. We fellowship by sharing

our lives with one another. I believe we do all three of these very well. The

trouble arises when our fellowship leaves the Narthex and enters the

sanctuary while others are trying to worship. We can be a noisy bunch!

Despite our pastors asking us to “prepare our hearts and minds as we listen

to the prelude,” we can have trouble quieting down. This can be extremely

distracting to people sitting within ear’s reach of the conversations being

held.

Just as other parts of our service are meant to help us connect us to

God, so is music. Music in worship is a gift of God, a way for us to give

thanks to God, to rejoice in God’s blessings, to praise and glorify God, to

further our connection with God, and to evangelize. It unites us in the body

of Christ and expresses emotions allowing us to grow closer to God. We

work hard to make quality music, — we owe that to God — and also

because singing off-key or playing wrong notes can be distracting and takes

away from the worship experience. Likewise, when people talk during these

moments, not only is this distracting to others in the congregation, it is

distracting to the musicians. Our primary goal in the sanctuary is to worship

God.

Music Notes and News By Gina Williams, Director of Music

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accesses to all the Lutheran Hymnals and

a wealth of other music options. We no

longer need to wait for the newest, most

inclusive hymnal to be published.

In addition to worship style, Biblical

Interpretation might be part of what

leads to division. Cultural context, race,

and economic and social status can

influence how we read God’s Word. As a

recent example, we read in church the

story of Jesus turning water into wine at

the wedding in Cana. This story reads

very differently to a culture that is used

to abundance than it does to a

community experiencing poverty. One

might read the story as Jesus keeping the

party going, reflecting the heavenly feast.

The other might read the story as Jesus

bringing abundance where there was

scarcity, a promise of provision.

If you would like to explore this in

greater detail, there is a two-part series

available on YouTube called “Do Black

Churches Matter in the ELCA?” which

approaches this topic of diversity with a

wider lens. The video looks at the history

of black people in the Lutheran church,

how black leaders are paid less than their

white counterparts, and how missions

started in ethnically diverse

neighborhoods are not properly funded

from the beginning and forced to be self-

sustaining too soon which often leads

these congregations closing.

So what can we do as St. Luke

Lutheran here in Gales Ferry? I think we

can start by studying theologians and

biblical interpretations from black

authors, women, and those who are

traditionally underrepresented in our

denomination. Often the first step is

taking time to listen and learn from

another perspective. We can also

continue to seek out music from rich and

diverse backgrounds. When people come

into our church who may have their own

way of dancing to a hymn, responding to

a sermon, or otherwise participating in

worship, we should be flexible enough to

honor these new responses and be

willing to change and grow. Each new

member regardless of color, culture, or

language shouldn’t have to adapt to our

usual practices, instead we should be

willing to transform as each new person

who joins our congregation brings their

own unique gifts and personality to the

congregation of St. Luke.

Why does diversity matter? It

matters because all of humanity was

created in the image of God. The more

diverse our community is, especially in

worship, the more accurately we reflect

God’s image and the heavenly kingdom

that we hope to bring to earth.

(Continued from page 3)

Diversity in the Lutheran Church (cont.)

who had (federal) grant money that he could use to support his lab and his research. After that, I was blessed to be in the right

place at the right time to be invited to interview for Pfizer, where I was blessed to get an offer for employment in 2001. Do you

see a theme here? Yes, I had to work hard, but so much of my life’s journey depended on blessings that I did not earn, and had

any one of these blessings not materialized at just the right time, my life

could have turned out very different. I can also look back on some of the

rough patches in my life, and in the rear-view mirror I can see how each

one taught me a valuable life lesson--God is good indeed!

Stewardship is not just a fund-raising campaign that we hold in the fall. It

is a way of living that acknowledges that all we have — our money, time,

and possessions — are gifts from God. We are simply trustees of these

gifts for a little while, called to use them to further God’s work in a

broken world.

Questions for reflection:

1. What thoughts or images come to mind when you hear the

word “stewardship”? Are they positive or negative?

2. What portions of your life do you try (consciously or unconsciously) to wall off from God?

(Continued from page 3)

None of This Is Yours (cont.)

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Celebrations Celebrations

DEADLINE

The deadline for the March Scroll is Tuesday,

February 19. Articles may be submitted as hard-

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2/4 Wally Stone

2/9 Amy Sindel

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2/11 Carter Smith

2/16 Amanda Cox

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Chad Frost 2/26

Tom Reynolds

2/27 Curt Frost

2/28 Kim Haugland Christopher Lawton

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Jessica Dame

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Owen Lessing

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Dina Ballestrini

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Leigh Sammons

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Charlotte Johnson

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Amanda Cox

2/19

Rose Marie Brasel

2/14

Randy & Karen Tiede

Mike & Karen Wuesthoff

2/19

Joey & Beth Hundley

2/26

Tom & Mary Baudro

Did we miss your

celebration? Please

call the church office,

860-464-7897, or e-

mail Kathleen@

stlukegf.org, so we

can be sure to honor

your special day!

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Kids’ Page Psalm 23

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Prayer List

Pray for Healing: Jennifer Simpson

Jen C

Cora

Joyce Dabolt

Dennis Sindel

Pastor Maria

Courtney

Joy

Madalynn Jackson &

Dawson

Dale Arnold

Pastor Danny

Gloria Breitenbach

Avery Silva

Joe Mazur

Marilyn Quinn

Ceil Gerber

Emily Behr

Holly

Ethel Davis

Chris Lombardo

Patricia Elliott

Kenneth

Ethel Haugland

Grant Rogers

Christopher Bystrak

Ray Perkins

Lynn Minichino

Jean Pierce

Melanie Savage

Monica

Stephanie Lucas

Sara

Pray for those who are

grieving for: the family of Chris Andis

the family of Angelo Turano

Pray for deployed military: Abigail Simmons

DJ

Rick Fraenkel

David Moorehead

Mitchell Takenaka

Garrett Lueth

Chris Siebert

Pray for homebound: Marnie Reubelt

Ruth Going

Corri Bradley

Pray for Those with Other

Concerns: Southeast Emmaus #29

team

Doug Capazzi

Teddy and Aaron

Jeff

Chikumbuso Project

If you would like to add a prayer request to the Weekly,

please complete the Prayer Request form on the reverse

side of the yellow Connections form. Leave the form in the

pew and the ushers will collect them and turn them in to

the church office. You can also add a prayer request by

calling the office at 860-464-7897.

Thank yous Burton and I would love to thank the congregation for the amazing Baby Barnes Shower on January 13. We received such thoughtful gifts, especially books to read to our little one and blankets that will wrap our bundle of joy in love. The beautiful decorations, the hilarious poem written by Carol Croteau [see page 4-5], the leftovers that were then packaged to be freezer meals, and extending the invitation to our parents, all made the day extra special to us. Thank you so much for your love and support as the Barnes family grows! From, Pastor Sarah Dear St. Luke Church,

My husband and I would like to extend our most sincere thanks and gratitude for the bountiful Thanksgiving basket you so lovingly gave to our family. Thank you for all of your hard work organizing the turkey and trimmings! Your love and thoughtfulness is so very appreciated.

Fondly, LeeAnn and Walter “Mitch” Mitchell To all the wonderful people at St. Luke Lutheran Church,

I understand why Mom found so much comfort at St. Luke. The care and love you shared during Mom’s Memorial Service preparations, during the beautiful service and at the reception made a very difficult experience more peaceful.

The ability our family had to visit, cry, and laugh with our loved ones at the reception is something we will always hold dear in our hearts.

Thank you for allowing us that blessing as the church’s volunteers handled the food gathering, set up, and clean up. It was a wonderful gift for us.

However, thank you most of all for showing Mom such love and connections during the last phase of her life.

Wishing you all God’s blessings, The Family of Betty Bruhn

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Church Calendar of Events February Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

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3

*Healing Ministry*

+Scout Sunday+

9:30 AM

Adult Forum:

Chikumbuso

Presentation

2:45 PM

New London Meal

Center

4

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

7:00 PM

Pastor’s Bible Study

5

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

6:30 PM

Worship Team Mtg

6

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:30 AM

Bible Study

5:45 PM

Dinner Church

7

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

8

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

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10

6:00 PM

Rockin’ Ringers

11

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

7:00 PM

Pastor’s Bible Study

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9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:00 AM

Tuesday Morning

Small Group

5:30 PM

Executive Council

6:30 PM

Fellowship Team Mtg

7:00 PM

Lifelong Learning Tm.

13

8:30 AM

LICEAF mtg

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:30 AM

Bible Study

5:45 PM

Dinner Church

14

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

15

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

16

17

9:30 AM

All Ages Learning Hour:

Black History

Month

18

Presidents’ Day

19

10:00 AM

Tuesday Morning

Small Group

SCROLL

DEADLINE

20

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:30 AM

Bible Study

5:45 PM

Dinner Church

7:00 PM

CONGREGATIONAL

COUNCIL

21

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

22

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

23

24

9:30 AM

Mid-Winter Coffee

Hour

6:00 PM

Rockin’ Ringers

25

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

7:00 PM

Pastor’s Bible Study

26

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:00 AM

Tuesday Morning

Small Group

7:00 PM

Evangelism Tm.

27

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

10:30 AM

Bible Study

5:45 PM

Dinner Church

28

9:00 AM

Grins & Giggles

Calumet Adult Winter Weekend

Calumet...

Music Rehearsals :

Sun., 12:00 PM — Concert Handbells

Tues., 7:30 PM — Senior Choir

Wed., 12:00 PM — Belles & Beaux

4:30 PM — Ring Masters

7:00 PM — JuBELLation

Thurs., 7:00 PM — Celebrate Team

Sunday Schedule (unless

otherwise indicated)

Worship:

8:15 & 11 AM

Learning Hour:

9:30 AM

Celebrate services:

11 AM, 2nd, 3rd, & 5th Sundays.

Church Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday: 9 AM—2 PM

Friday—CLOSED

St. Luke Lutheran Church 1830 Route 12

Gales Ferry, CT 06335

Phone: 860-464-7897

Fax: 860-464-7742

Website: stlukegf.org

A member of the Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America

Living out the purposes

of God for us today.

New London Meal Center Schedule to Serve

February 3

Cooks:

Heller

Oplinger

Sindel

Servers:

Etris

Hanson

Koerting

Owsley

March 3

Cooks:

Heller

Lozier

LaForge

Servers:

Chambers

Etris

Koerting

Owsley

Stone

Address Changes

Please notify the

Church Office of any

address, phone, or

email address changes.

Addresses for College

students are also

encouraged! 860-464-

7897

St. Luke Lutheran Church

1830 Route 12

Gales Ferry, CT 06335

Ph. 860-464-7897

Fax: 860-464-7742

Emergency #: 860-381-0884

www.stlukegf.org

Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday

9 AM —2 PM

Friday

CLOSED

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Pastor Danny R. Hammons

pastordanny@stlukegf.org

Lead Pastor

Pastor Sarah Barnes

pastorsarah@stlukegf.org

Associate Pastor

Gina Marie Williams

gina@stlukegf.org

Director of Music

Suzanne Wingrove

suzanne@stlukegf.org

Bookkeeper

Kathleen Bartkowski

kathleen@stlukegf.org

Parish Administrator

Organist/Celebrate Accompanist

Bill Brentnall

Sexton

Officers of the Congregation

Marty Wood

martyengrew@gmail.com

President

Dyann Baker

DyannBaker@sbcglobal.net

Vice-President

Jen Gilletti

jennifer.l.gilletti@pfizer.com

Treasurer